books, running, oh my!!!

yeah, i know its a lame title but, i couldn't think of anything! ha!

a couple of days ago i wrote about

wanting to read more in 2011.

i love to read and i really should make more time for it.

i find when i have book that keeps me interested i watch less t.v. =)

a blog friend, BlueEyedBride, posted about her reading list last year and a couple of the books

caught my eye.

1. James Patterson's Swimsuit

2. Kristin Hannah's Firefly Lane

Saturday night I started Swimsuit and i'm already hooked and already a third of the way through it!! It is so good. It's different than any thing i've ever read.

it's suspenseful and i love it.

my goals for 2011 are to read 2 books a month.

to me this seems very attainable.

one of my favorite things is curling up on the couch or in my favorite chair with a cup of coffee and reading a book.

another thing id like to achieve in 2011 is to lose about 15 lbs.

some may say i don't need to lose that much...

some might say i do. ha.

i definitely I DO!!!

i love to run.

love. it.

it is a great stress reliever.

but, for some reason i'm not dropping the weight.

very frustrating.

i eat a pretty clean diet.

maybe i'm eating too many carbs at night, who knows?

if you have any tips, advice, etc. i'm all ears.

in other news, elijah started back to school today.

i'm gonna miss him during the day but, i'm glad to be back in a routine =)

he was excited to go after some coercing and comforting.

i think he was more thrilled that he got to wear his new backpack.

i got it for a steal on PB Kids!!!

i was going to go to the gym this a.m. but, john daniel has a cough that just won't quit!!!

so, i'm gonna hit up hobby lobby to look for some great deals!!!

Happy New Years Eve

what a year 2010 has been!

i love new beginnings.

i love the 'fresh' feel of it all.

i'm excited about all that 2011 will bring...whatever that may be.

i usually don't make new years resolutions or ones that i know aren't attainable.

i usually make ones like...

take more pictures.

eat better.

and i like both of those goals...they are attainable =)

i LOVE to read but, realized that 2010 wasn't a good year for me and reading.

i don't know what happened.

i'm going to work on a list of books that i want to read.

and actually READ them.

i love a good girly book.

i love suspenseful books.

i love christian fiction. (karen kingsbury, terry blackstock)

i want to read RADICAL!!

i would like to read Candace Cameron Bure's book, Reshaping it All

i def. want to read George Bush's book, Decision Points

i want to hear from you...

what books do you recommend?

i want to read 24 books this year.

2 a month.

doesn't seem difficult right now...but, then LIFE happens =)

so, my New Years Resolution is:

TO READ MORE!!!!